Wives of Ukrainian officers were accused of working for Russian intelligence services

Employees of military counterintelligence of the security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained three wives of servicemen who were allegedly recruited by the FSB of Russia. On Wednesday, October 31, the official website of the Department.

The investigators found that women agreed to cooperate with the Russian special services while staying at her parents on the territory of Donetsk and Lugansk regions.

“Women were trying to get information about military ranks, positions, location and official duties of their husbands, as well as information about the military unit where they are serving, and their involvement in the operation of the United forces (OOS, replaced the anti-terrorist operation in the South-East of Ukraine — approx. “Of the tape.ru”), “—said in the message.

Also clarifies that the FSB agents threatened the women with jail and harassment of relatives in case of refusal from joint work.

In the SBU said that the illegal activities of recruited was warned, at the moment they are on the territory of Ukraine and give testimony regarding the circumstances of their recruitment and the resulting challenges.

In October, a man who worked in one of the cafes DNR bartender, was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for espionage in favor of Ukraine. It was established that a resident of the city of Druzhkovka of Donetsk region was recruited by the SBU and given the task of collecting information at their place of work.